pruriginous

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adjective

related to, affected by, or resembling, prurigo.

OriginLatin prurigo →
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Meanings

adjectivepruriginous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicinerelated to, affected by, or resembling, prurigo.

Origin

  1. Latinprurigo“itching, itch”
  2. Englishpruriginous

From Late Latin from Latin prurigo (“itching, itch”): compare French prurigineux.

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pruriginous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruriginous

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“pruriginous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruriginous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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